TOKYO: Japan’s Empress Emerita Michiko left hospital Sunday afternoon after treatment for her fractured right femur.

The 89-year-old former empress underwent surgery for the fracture at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Tuesday after falling at the Sento Imperial Residence in Tokyo on Oct. 6.

She has been making good progress since the surgery and will continue rehabilitation at the residence.

The Empress Emerita expresses gratitude to hospital staff for their dedicated efforts during her surgery and rehabilitation, according to the Imperial Household Agency.

JIJI Press